Is leaving the bench a T?

[AKOFL]

that was my thought. We are not going to penalize him personaly, even though we could for leaving the bench. The indirects would be his demise.

[shishstripes]

But we haven't been told the V bench players participated, all we have heard is that the players on the bench have left the bench area. Only one indirect T on the coach for all offenders, who are assessed flagrant T's. Now if you only had one individual on the V team participating and they were a player on the floor, you would still have the remaining four players left. Not sure why some people believe this would automatically be a forfeit but a regrettable situation none-the-less.

[AKOFL]

Originally Posted by shishstripes

But we haven't been told the V bench players participated, all we have heard is that the players on the bench have left the bench area. Only one indirect T on the coach for all offenders, who are assessed flagrant T's. Now if you only had one individual on the V team participating and they were a player on the floor, you would still have the remaining four players left. Not sure why some people believe this would automatically be a forfeit but a regrettable situation none-the-less.

Very good shishhopper. You have attained true enlightenment.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by shishstripes

But we haven't been told the V bench players participated, all we have heard is that the players on the bench have left the bench area. Only one indirect T on the coach for all offenders, who are assessed flagrant T's. Now if you only had one individual on the V team participating and they were a player on the floor, you would still have the remaining four players left. Not sure why some people believe this would automatically be a forfeit but a regrettable situation none-the-less.

We're not assuming forfeit. My first question is why were the coaches not DQd. There's a legitimate answer to that, but the OP doesn't know. Coaches get more leeway on these things than players, IMO.

I'm assuming the coaches were not DQd because the game was not ended; most (all?) states require an adult coach on the bench in order for a team to participate.